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48WA West Valley Airport
Yakima, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 48WA
Lat/Long: 46-33-45.0000N 120-46-36.0000W
46-33.750000N 120-46.600000W
46.5625000,-120.7766667
(estimated)
Elevation: 1900 ft. / 579 m (estimated)
Variation: 19E (1995)
From city: 12 miles SW of YAKIMA, WA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 98908

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1996
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: ON CALL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at YKM (10 nm E): PHONE 509-426-3051
WX ASOS at FCT (15 nm NE): 118.15

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
YKMr247/13.7YAKIMA VORTAC116.0021E
ELNr184/30.6ELLENSBURG VOR/DME117.9021E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 2400 x 36 ft. / 732 x 11 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 40 ft. hill, 1500 ft. from runwaynone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: FALCON RIDGE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSN
100 PHEASANT CREST DRIVE
YAKIMA, WA 98908
Phone 509-972-8360
Manager: TIM ROBEL
1210 SONGBIRD WAY
YAKIMA, WA 98908
Phone 509-972-8360

Additional Remarks

- DEER; ELK & COYOTES ON & INVOF ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
- CTAF 122.9

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 48WA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KYKM - Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (10 nm E)
KELN - Bowers Field Airport (30 nm N)
KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (55 nm NE)
KDLS - Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles Municipal Airport (59 nm S)
KRLD - Richland Airport (63 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2714:27
Sunrise06:5914:59
Sunset16:3500:35
Evening civil twilight17:0701:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2026 16:34:31
Local (UTC-8)  10-Nov-2026 08:34:31
 
METAR
KYKM 
10nm E 		101608Z 27005KT 10SM BKN028 OVC033 06/04 A3015 RMK AO2 T00560044
TAF
KYKM 
10nm E 		101125Z 1012/1112 33005KT P6SM SKC FM101400 26003KT 6SM BR BKN030 PROB30 1018/1023 P6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM102300 VRB04KT P6SM OVC070
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